Freelance 3D Animator & Animator

Currently, I am set up as a freelance animator, Available to start work immediately. I am a British citizen and I hold a full driving license; I have the ability to travel depending on the type of work required.

Personal attributes

I am self-motivated and I value the work that I am assigned as it provides me with the drive to achieve positive outcomes and reaching recommended targets. I believe that I have been able to demonstrate my problem solving skills by being given the opportunity to recognize and define problems, invent and implement solutions, and track and evaluate positive results. I expect nothing short of excellence from myself and those around me and believe I can make a significant difference to any company. I have the ability to actively manage work life in a rapidly changing environment.

Objective

I am keen, enthusiastic and have an interest in further development and experience within the role. I am seeking the position of Animator, but am willing to move sideways to any general technical or creative position in order to move forward. I am able to use my 50/50 mix of creative and technical skills to the full. I have experience in most aspects of the animation production pipeline that I have studied whilst doing my degree in BA (Hons) Animation Design at De Montfort University. I am looking for a rewarding challenge, with prospects, and although I have achieved great skills through my course, I am still hungry for more and believe the best is yet to come.

RJDM noticed my talents, and approached me to produce and work on a Disney/Pixar game animating the full range of characters. Within this role I was given the opportunity to be part of the management team, where I was responsible for overseeing animations from the senior animators and constantly meeting the requirements of the client by daily contact. I ensured that our projects were completed within a certain strict time frame. In order to meet these deadlines I would often work long hours. In this time, we managed to produce some fantastic animation for ‘Disneyland Adventures’. My highest achievement was having the opportunity to animate a seven second shot for the Pixar/Disney game. Achieving the Pixar standards, I produced a set of lip-sync and also animation for four characters within a scene

Previous Employment

Studio: RJDM Studios

Position: Animation Producer and Junior Animator

Employed from:

July 2011 - Present

Project: “Manu – App - Iphone”

I worked on developing 5 different animations with durations between 3-10 seconds long, with ‘Manu,’ the in-house character. The Iphone app was voted 3rd ‘best kid app’ for 2011.Previous Employment

Employed from: June 2011

Project: Logo design for S.A Hockey club

I was approached from a hockey umpire asking if I could design a new logo for his hockey club in South Africa – Southern Gauteng Hockey Association. They wanted a fresh energetic design to their dated logo. They have now used my logo for their team home and away kit, their new website, flyers, banners, flags etc. They were extremely happy with the result.

Previous Employment

Company: St Johns School

Position: Karate Instructor

Project: “Celtic Karate Union under ‘Sensei’ Phil Cooper”

I was a karate instructor working under Sensei Phil Cooper, during my time there, I taught a squad of 13 young pupils, aged 6- 13 Shotokan Karate and also mentored some teenage students. The squad entered many competitions, where we achieved 86 medals and trophies within a year.

Work Experience

Studio: RJDM Studios

Position: Junior Animator – Work Experience

Employed from:

This was work experience, following my performance I was hired as a freelancer for RJDM Studios and have since worked with Disney/Pixar, animated apps, animations, designed Album Covers, Logos and produced projects.

Charity Work

Company: The Joshua Foundation

Worked from: 2007

Info: “The Joshua Foundation”

I had had to raise £2,400 to go over to Australia to visit and work with terminally ill children in hospital. We also helped out with Conservation work, planting over 1000 trees and building penguin boxes. It was a great personal achievement working for a good cause and in a team.

“Escape and evade” - UNICEF,

Being sponsored to travel the country with a group with no money and get as far away from Leicester as possible and back within a 36-hour period. Teamwork, communication and determination were vital for this challenge.